Simi Elaine Okuboye, FNPBC MSN| Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Medication Administration And Management
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Psoriasis
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Fractures
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Whiplash Injury
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
- Float Therapy
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hypertension Management For Transplant Patients
- Injury Treatment
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Medication Administration And Management
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Pain Treatment
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Palliative Care
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Sacroiliac Joint Blocks
- Sciatica Treatment
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OA Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Howard University College of Medicine (2000)